Targeted Utah Content Standards and Benchmarks
Science: Biology—Secondary Schools

• Predict how changes in one part of an ecosystem affect the system.
• Describe symbiotic relationships within an ecosystem.
• Relate natural selection to changes in an ecosystem.
• Analyze the influence of humans on an ecosystem.
• Investigate and discuss career opportunities that have a direct impact on the environment.
• Predict long-range environmental impacts of specific practices and policies.

Student Objectives
Students will be able to:

• Understand the characteristics of the biomes on the Earth today.
• Recognize the relationships of organisms to their environments.
• Understand the effect of humans on the biomes.
• Define career opportunities within biomes.
• Analyze an environmental problem and develop solutions using scientific explanations.
• Use the Internet and production software (such as slideshow and desktop publishing programs) to create meaningful presentations about biomes, interdependency, and protection of the biomes.